Biega Named Finalist For Senior CLASS Award

Danny Biega is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS
Award, and the only finalist from ECAC Hockey (Kevin Burns).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior captain Danny Biega of the
Harvard men’s hockey team has been named a finalist for the
Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced Wednesday. Biega is
one of ten finalists for the award, and the only finalist from an
ECAC Hockey institution.

Biega was announced as one of 20 candidates for the award in
November, and was selected as a finalist by a media committee.
College hockey fans now have the opportunity to vote for the winner
of the award through March 25 by visiting the award
website or the Senior CLASS facebook page. The Senior CLASS
Award winner will be announced during the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four in
Pittsburgh April 11 and 13.

The Montreal, Que., native has been a mainstay on the Crimson
blue line in his time at Harvard, and continues to anchor the
defense in 2012-13. His nine points on two goals and seven assists
is tops among Harvard defenders, and both of his goals have come
during the annual Beanpot tournament. Biega is also on pace to
break into the school’s all-time top five in games played,
having suited up for 123 games in his career. He is coming off a
junior year that saw him earn All-America accolades, ranking second
on the team, and first among defensemen, in scoring.

Biega is Harvard hockey’s second-ever candidate for the
award, and first since Brian McCafferty ’09 was a candidate
in 2009. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be
classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable
achievements in four areas of excellence – community,
classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating
Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School,® the Senior
CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages
students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive
impact as leaders in their communities.